Why did UK manufacturing productivity growth slow down in the 1970s and speed up in the 1980s?

Economica

Volumn 70, Issue 277, 2003, Pages 121-141

  Cameron, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037321803     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.t01-1-00274     Document Type: Article

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